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  2. 1. Economic burden of diabetes on patients and their families in Sudan

    Author : Hind Elrayah-Eliadarous; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Diabetes mellitus type 1; diabetes mellitus type 2; direct costs; metabolic control; low-income countries; Sudan;

    Abstract : Diabetes mellitus in Sudan is a growing health problem in all socio-economic classes. The natural history of the disease is associated with poor glycaemic control, a high prevalence of complications and a low quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 2. Exploring the impact of diabetes in Sudan : out-of-pocket expenditure and social consequences of diabetes on patients and their families

    Author : Hind Eliadarous; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Diabetes mellitus in Sudan is a growing health problem in all socio-economic classes. The natural history of the disease is associated with poor of glycaemic control, a high prevalence of complications and a low quality of life. Objectives: The studies aimed to evaluate the social and economic burden and impact of diabetes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Some epidemiological aspects of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Nigeria and Sweden

    Author : Anthony Okoro Afoke; Torsten Tuvemo; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : In the western world diabetes mellitus is one of the most common severe diseases in childhood, but it is rarely seen in black African populations. However, there are very few epidemiological studies of childhood diabetes in Africa and almost nothing is known of the Nigerian population. READ MORE

  6. 4. Physiological trade-offs in reproduction and condition dependence of a secondary sexual trait

    Author : Måns S. Andersson; Victor Apanius; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Developmental biology; Trade-offs; life history; immune ecology; cost of reproduction; costs of immune response; sexual selection; migration; moult; Newcastle disease; HbA1C; Ficedula albicollis; Utvecklingsbiologi; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

    Abstract : This thesis examines parental condition, how it is traded off against reproduction and how it is displayed in a secondary sexual trait. The studies were performed on nest-box breeding collared flycatchers Ficedula albicollis on the island of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. READ MORE

  7. 5. Vitamin D status in psoriasis patients treated with UVB therapy

    Author : Amra Osmancevic; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Vitamin D; PTH; psoriasis; bone mineral density; ultraviolet UVB;

    Abstract : Vitamin D status in psoriasis patients treated with UVB therapy Amra Osmancevic Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden Abstract The thesis deals with the effect of ultraviolet B (UVB) 280-320 nm on vitamin D production in psoriasis patients during treatment with phototherapy. Background: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disease affecting the skin and potentially the joints. READ MORE